On April 15th the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy held their annual “Voices For Mercy” benefit at 27 Live in Evanston. The evening hosted over 250 guests including Dead Man Walking author, national anti-death penalty advocate, and Legacy Award Winner, Sister Helen Prejean. Guests were able to enjoy the presentation of Prejean’s Honorable James B. Moran Justice from the Lighthouse Legacy Award and her inspiring words and lessons including her belief that the “gift of privilege is the ability to work hard for justice and to stand alongside those who are less privileged.”
As the Social Justice Award Winners for Make It Better’s 4th Annual Philanthropy Awards, they also premiered their new video to their supporters, which, as explained by Moran Center Director of Social Work Kristin Kennard, is a very useful tool to “convey the impact of the work that [they] do.” The successful benefit was able to raise over $98,000, 100 percent of which will go straight to their mission of “ensuring justice and restoring hope” as well as ending the school-to-prison pipeline.
Jennifer G. Moran, Moran Center Board of Directors and Event Co-Chair of Evanston, Ken Lehman of Evanston
Kathy Lyons, Moran Center Executive Director and Victor Grimm, Moran Center Board of Directors Chair both of Evanston
Mary K. Flanigan, OSF of Chicago, Benita Coffey, OSB of Chicago, Patricia Schlosser, OSF of Chicago and Sister Helen Prejean of Baton Rouge
Marvin Tate of Chicago
Kristen Kennard, Moran Center Director of Social Work Programs of Chicago, Maya Lentz, Moran Center Equal Justice Works Fellow of Chicago, and Joi-Anissa Russell, Moran Center Director of Strategic Partnerships of Evanston
Patrick Keenan-Devlin, Moran Center Deputy Director of Evanston and Sister Helen Prejean of Baton Rouge
Musical Offering Jazz Combo: Julian Freeman, saxophone, Tim O’Donnell, guitar, Andrew O’Brien, drums, and Henry Wolf, bass all of Evanston
Joi-Anissa Russell, Moran Center Director of Strategic Partnerships, RenéeZipprich, Event Committee both of Evanston
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- 4th Annual Philanthropy Awards: James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
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